Scots Nissan dealer scores a winner 16 | 03 | 2017
THE GENERAL MANAGER of Scotland’s biggest Nissan dealership, Robert Auld, believes he’s scored a winner after Macklin Motors’ Nissan Glasgow signed up Partick Thistle.
The new sponsorship deal is of special significance to Auld as his dad, Robert ‘Bertie’ Auld, was manager of Thistle for six years from 1974 to 1980.
“Partick Thistle is my second team because of the connection with my father,” Auld explained, “but I think most people in Glasgow have a soft spot for them, and, as they’re practically on our doorstep, we wanted to give them our backing.
“I think we can actually see their home ground, Firhill Stadium, from the top of our glass tower.”
Macklin Motors’ Port Dundas Road dealership — complete with its landmark eight-storey glass tower — opened in November last year following a £5 million investment by parent company Vertu Motors plc.
The Nissan dealership has provided the team with four vehicles, a Juke, an X-Trail and two Qashqais, for use by the manager, assistant manager, managing director and commercial manager.
“We’re very pleased to have the backing of Macklin Motors,” Ian Maxwell, managing director at Partick Thistle, said. “The site has a prominent place close to the stadium and does a lot of work with organisations in the city, so it’s great to have partnered with the dealership.”
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Jim McGill
CAPTION: Patrick Thistle players Christie Elliott and Danny Devine heading for more success with Macklin Motors’ Nissan Glasgow general manager Robert Auld